Table 1 |
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Loss of puppies from birth until 21 days of age in four breeds with a total of 98 litters (l) and 744 born puppies (n): Irish wolfhound (l = 16, n = 121), Leonberger (l = 30, n = 254), Labrador retriever (l = 21, n = 173) and Newfoundland (l = 31, n = 196). |
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| Age at death |
Dead puppies n |
Dead puppies per litter  |
Mortality % |
Mortality of live born puppies % |
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| Stillborn |
81 |
0.82 |
10.9 |
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| 0–3 days |
29 |
0.30 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
| 4–7 days |
9 |
0.09 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| 8–14 days |
6 |
0.06 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| 15–21 days |
2 |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
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| Sum |
127 |
1.29 |
16.9 |
6.9 |
Indrebø et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49(Suppl 1):S2 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-S1-S2 |
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